Decorated article.



0. FRANZ.

DECORATED ARTICLE.

APPLIGATION FILED r1113.2,1910.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

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CHARLES FRANZ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IDEGORATED ARTICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 2, 1910.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

Serial No. 541,459.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES FRANZ, a citizen of the United States,residing at Jamaica, borough of Queens, city of New York, in the countyof Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Decorated Articles, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing,forming part thereof.

My invention relates to decorated articles of ceramic, vitreous, earthenand metallic ware and has for its object to provide novel ornamental anddecorative effects in transparent or partially transparent decorativeparticles or beads set in a colored body and permanently united to thesurface of the article.

My invention also has for its object the attainment of brilliantornamental effects in relief.

My invention has other objects which will appear more fully hereinafter.

I shall now describe my invention as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing and shall thereafter point out my invention in claims.

Figure l is a plan view of a plate ornamented and decorated according tomy invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a vase similarly ornamented anddecorated. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a tile provided with the ornamentaland decorative surface effects of my invention. Fig. 4 is an enlargedsectional view of the decorated article showing the decorative beadsandv the carrying mass fused on the main body of the article. Fig. 5 isan enlarged sectional View showing the decorative effects applied in arecess on the surface of the article. I

One way of producing my invention is as follows: Upon the surface of thearticle, for example that shown in Fig. 1, tracings of gold or silver orlike precious metals are first outlined to formthe raised edges oroutlines (Z ofthe design. Within the outlines d is applied a moistenedcomposition or mass 7) and molded to form a mass in relief and of ed anadhesive such as gum water or glycerin to bind the mass together. Asuitable flux or fluXing medium is also'mixed therewith for the fusingprocess hereinafter mentioned.

The composition or mass may be variously colored to produce the desiredcolor effects and shades by mixing therewith colored powders or pigmentseitherin the dry or liquid form. Where solid colors are called for as inthe design shown in Fig. 3 the dry pigments are preferably made use of.Where delicate effects are desired with enhancing shadings the colorsare preferably applied in the liquid form with the ordinary brushemployed by artists in Water color work. The liquid colors arepreferably applied on the surface of the mass after the latter has beenmolded on the body of the article. Upon the mass is then spread a layerof decorative particles of minute size such that when lying closely andcompactly over the surface of the mass they substantially cover or coatthe same. I employ small transparent or partially transparent beads orcrystals for the decorative particles. The mass is soft and plastic whenthe decorative beads are applied thereon and therefore permits the beadsto be partially embedded therein. As shown-in Fig. 4 of the drawing, themass has such considerable thickness that the beads are separated anappreciable distance by the mass from the main surface of the decoratedarticle, thereby accentuating the relief effect of the design. With therelief efiect .in decorative transparent beads over a colored mass thusprovided on the surface of the article, the

latter is then placed in a muffle orkiln and the whole heated or firedto the desired degree of heat. The mass 7) is fused thereby to thesurface of the article and to the inner surfaces of the beads embeddedtherein. In

this manner .a most novel decorative and orsurface of the article andthe beads fused namental effect is produced, the'fused carrying massforming a complete backing for the beads and separating them from'themain body of the article and thereby forming the complete backgroundwhich is essential to the highly brilliant quality of the ornamentationproduced, to the purity of the effects and to the high reliefattainable. The fusing of the carrying mass produces perfect adherenceof the same to the body-of" the article and perfect adherence of thetransparent beads to the mass, and a completely glazed condition of thecarrying mass, without fusing the transparent beads or even deformingthem. V

In the choice of beads, I prefer to make use of the transparentcolorless glass beads, for with these I attain the most beautifuleffects. The delicate shadings in the colors on the composition aretransparent through the beads and thesoftplush effect given out by thepowdered glass is refracted through the beads with splendid brilliancy.Where pearly beads are used, a novel frosted effect is given to thecolored design lying beneath. Colored beads I prefer not to use, for thereason that, even if it were possible to provide the desired variety ofcolors for the beads, the interstices between the beads would present acrude spotted effect that would rob the whole of thesmoothness sopleasing to the eye. This defect is partially overcome by filling theinterstices with.

' colors corresponding to those of the beads.

In the fiuxing or fusing of the composition to the article and to thebeads, some care is necessary in the selection of the proper fluxingelement and in the figuring out of the proper degree of temperature atwhich the fusing is to be effected, so that the composition will befluxed firmly to the and securely united to the composition.

Unless this care is exercised, the beads will solving the problem ofproviding the de-- sired temperature for the fiuxing process. Forexample, where I am ornamenting or decorating articles of ceramic orvitreous material, my composition will consist preferably of powderedglass and glass flux or china flux. Glass flux works equally well withceramic as with vitreous articles and china fiux works equally well witharticlesthe other color.

7 to the articles of vitreous materials. In place of powdered glass, Ihave used zinc oxid to advantage. When I am ornamenting or decoratingcloisonne or metal ware, my composition will consist preferably ofpowdered enamel and enamel flux with enamel colors, where the colors areto be mixed with the composition before applying the same to thearticle.

In the matter of colors, some care must be exercised inth'eir'selection, for some colors fire at a lower temperature thanothers. For example, pink fires at a much lower temperature than a deepred. To overcome these difliculties, the proper proportion of fluxmust-be added to the portion of the composition containing the one colorso as to make it fuse at the same temperature as These proportionsaredeterminable by experience and by the skill of the artisan. 7.

In Fig. 5, the decorative and ornamental effect is shown as applied in ahollow or recess on the surface of the article. This construction isespecially advantageous 'where the ornamental article is subjected toconsiderable handling and usage, such as would tend in time to rub offthe raised ornamental work. In the making of the article with the sunkenin or recessed effect, the recesses or hollows are preferably providedduring the making of the'article itself. The rims or edges are then.given their metal outlines and the composition and glass beads fused inthe manner heretofore described.

While I have described one way of making my invention, with coloringpigments tion with beads or other particles of transparent glass andembedded in the mass preferably close together and secured therein byfusing of the mass without altering the form of the beads or particles,whereby they retain their full reflective and refractive brilliancy,andtheir full transparency.

It is obvious that various modifications may be made in; theconstructions shown and aboveparticularly-described within theprinciples and scope of my invention.

I claim 1. A decorated article consisting of a main body with a. coloredfusing and carrying mass of substantial thickness applied thereto andcarrying transparent decorative particles embedded in said colored massand carried by said mass so that the carrying mass forms a completebacking separating the transparent beads from the main body, the massbeing fused to the main body and to the transparent beads.

In testimony whereof I have aifixed my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

CHARLES FRANZ.

the decorative particles from the main body, the mass being fused to themain body and t0 the decorative particles.

2. A decorated article consisting of a main body With a colored fusingand carrying mass of substantial thickness aoplied thereto andsubstantially covered With transparent beads embedded in said mass andcarried by said mass so that the carrying mass forms a complete backingseparating Witnesses BERNARD COW'EN,

HARRY LEWIS.

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